“Writer's block is just another name for fear.”

― Jacob Nordby

Work is central to my mood, perspective and how I assess the future. Time flows through work and gives measure to beginnings and endings. Much of the work I do is merged in thought and action, trial and error. The final product of an idea from inception to completion can be compressed into hours, but might take days, weeks or months to work through its details.

The point is not that slowing down is good, but how easy we can lose site of the bigger picture when we’re wrapped up in the details of what defines busy. That’s when we need to remind ourselves what it is we really have to offer. What makes you good and how do you seek out those opportunities?

After ten years, Harlow&Company is still a brand design + communication micro-agency servicing clients, agencies and non-profits. Which is to say, thankfully we’ve not devolved into producing weekly value coupon leaflets. Not that there’s anything wrong with value, coupons or leaflets. However, I am steadfastly opposed to backward evolution.